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Mountain Home, Idaho - 9 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Mountain Home District #77 of 139 districts in Idaho (state average 48). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,804 per pupil, Mountain Home District ranks #119 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending (Idaho districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,757
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$8,804
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mountain Home District operates 9 public schools serving 3,757 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Idaho. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 2 high, 2 middle, 1 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Elmore County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,804 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending. See how Idaho compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 9.7% local, 64.8% state, and 25.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 43/100, ranked #77 of 139 in Idaho against a state average of 48, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 394.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 61.7% White, 26.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Stephensen Elementary School, with a diversity index of 70.7/100.
Its largest campus is Mountain Home Sr High School, enrolling 918 students (25% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Tiger Learn Program, at 12 students, a 77x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mountain Home Sr High School accounts for 24.4% of all Mountain Home District student enrollment
That concentration means Mountain Home District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Mountain Home District school enrollment varies 77× across entities
Mountain Home District school enrollment ranges from 12 students (lowest) to 918 students (highest), a spread of 906 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Mountain Home District student-counselor ratio is 394:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Mountain Home District has 9 schools, including 2 high, 4 combined, 1 elementary, 2 middle. Total enrollment is 3,757 students.
How much does Mountain Home District spend per student?
Mountain Home District spends $8,804 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #77 in Idaho.
What is the demographic composition of Mountain Home District?
Mountain Home District students are 61.7% White, 26.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Asian, 1.8% African American, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mountain Home District?
Mountain Home District has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #77 out of 139 districts in Idaho.